I love grey as a background color a lot right now. It is a great neutral and something different from my usual white or kraft. I think the ledger background in the digital Mercantile Mix pack adds interest and a little contrast to the color. I decided to try a little tone on tone stamping and randomly stamped the dictionary stamp with silver metallic. I mounted the photo on a bit of patterned paper. I layered that with a bit of vellum (from an envelope I got in the mail!) to soften the edges. I finished it up with those great banner stickers and the little letters that come with them. Love that they tie in with his pants too.